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of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span's book tv. >>> tonight on c-span 3fromwashingtonjournal,a look at the congressional agenda with two members of congress. we'll hear first from freshman representative dave brat of virginia, followed by democratic congressman jim himes of connecticut 37 th connecticut. then a hearing on food safety. >>> representative dave brat, republican of virginia. you've been in congress for about a year after knocking after eric cantor. how has your life changed? >> pretty dramatic. being a professor was a nice life. getting to see the kids and that kind of thing. now all that -- it's hard. when you're done here, i promise to go to nine counties in the city. i'm up here in three weeks. then i've got a week back with my constituents. i promise to go through nine countiesn the city. working all that and keeping a family balance is tough, but i asked for the job and i love it. i feel it's very meaningful. it's all worth it. >> do you see things differently now being on the inside? >> yeah, a little bit. i taught economics for 18 years, so you ki

of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span's book tv. >>> tonight on c-span 3 from washington journal, a look at the congressional agenda with two members of congress. we'll hear first from freshman representative dave brat of virginia, followed by democratic congressman jim himes of connecticut 37 th connecticut. then a hearing on food safety. >>> representative dave brat, republican of virginia. you've been in congress for about a year after knocking after eric cantor....

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continues on thenextwashingtonjournalwith representative martha mcfally, a member of the house armed services and homeland security committees. and then foreign affairs committee member congressman dave trott. later, walter buffus head of the association of community colleges will join us to talk about president obama's efforts to expand access to community colleges. washington journal airs live every morning, 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. and as always, we welcome your comments on facebook and twitter. >>> middle school and high school students and your teachers, we're happy to announce the launch of c-span's 2016 student cam video documentary competition. .and with 2016 being a presidential election year, we're really excited about this year's theme, the road to the white house. what's the issue most want candidates to discuss during the 2016 presidential campaign? our competition is open to all middle or high school students, grades six through 12. and c-span is awarding $100,000 in cash prizes and, students, you can work alone or you can join a group of up to three. your goal will

continues on the next washington journal with representative martha mcfally, a member of the house armed services and homeland security committees. and then foreign affairs committee member congressman dave trott. later, walter buffus head of the association of community colleges will join us to talk about president obama's efforts to expand access to community colleges. washington journal airs live every morning, 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. and as always, we welcome your comments on facebook...

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washington. therewas, but a democrat was at the center of it and a president of the united states to boot. what would have happened if stevenson had allowed truman to campaign for them? you do that at your own peril. hubert humphrey's shutout lyndon johnson because of the war in vietnam. al gore shutout bill clinton in 2000. the exception who made it work, bush and reagan in 1980. reagan set the campaign out publicly and bush was able to praise reagan enough to bring conservatives to the table. how will the democratic candidate, in 2016, deal with president barack obama? particularly if his polls drop near the levels where harry truman's pulls dropped. -- polls dropped. the fund crisis was small potatoes. the fight over keeping richard nixon on the ticket was never serious. it had absolutely no impact on the presidential election of 1952. in the election, it is completely unimportant. no one votes for a vice presidential candidate. they didn't in 1952 and they don't today. nixon had it right, he kept telling the eisenhower people that they should ignore it and it would go away. it

washington. there was, but a democrat was at the center of it and a president of the united states to boot. what would have happened if stevenson had allowed truman to campaign for them? you do that at your own peril. hubert humphrey's shutout lyndon johnson because of the war in vietnam. al gore shutout bill clinton in 2000. the exception who made it work, bush and reagan in 1980. reagan set the campaign out publicly and bush was able to praise reagan enough to bring conservatives to the...

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. next,inwashington, d.c.,a ceremony featuring world war ii historian and author richard frank and former senator bob dole, cohosted by the national park service and the friends of the world war ii memorial. this program is about 50 minutes. >>> thank you all for being here today to komen rate this special day at the world war ii memorial. ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of colors, the playing of the national anthem and the invocation.

. next, in washington, d.c., a ceremony featuring world war ii historian and author richard frank and former senator bob dole, cohosted by the national park service and the friends of the world war ii memorial. this program is about 50 minutes. >>> thank you all for being here today to komen rate this special day at the world war ii memorial. ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of colors, the playing of the national anthem and the invocation.

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, who is the editor of the eleanor roosevelt papers project atgeorgewashingtonuniversityand a historian, and another historian, doug brinkley, who is also an author from rice university. thank you both for being here with us this evening. doug brinkley, it's march 1933. the roosevelts are being inaugurated. they enter the white house. what are they walking into? what was the country like? mr. brinkley: well, fdr didn't even get to walk in. he came in on a wheelchair. and the very fact that somebody who was crippled from -- in the lower half said we have nothing to fear but fear itself, and that's perhaps the most famous phrase out of any inauguration. mr. brinkley: and what people was fearing was unemployment, chaos, hoovervilles, agricultural angst, top soil had blown all over, dust bowls, the october 1929 crash of the stock market. so our country was really in tatters. and there is franklin roosevelt, this man who's overcome such odds in his personal life, overcoming polio and being sidelined from politics, now ushering in a new progressive era and offering 100 days of the n

, who is the editor of the eleanor roosevelt papers project at george washington university and a historian, and another historian, doug brinkley, who is also an author from rice university. thank you both for being here with us this evening. doug brinkley, it's march 1933. the roosevelts are being inaugurated. they enter the white house. what are they walking into? what was the country like? mr. brinkley: well, fdr didn't even get to walk in. he came in on a wheelchair. and the very fact that...

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filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. frommarthawashingtontomichelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine just outside of washington dc to see in artifact from a field hospital used during the war in iraq -- an artifact from a field hospital used during the war in iraq. >> the floor of what was known therauma bay two from hospital in iraq. from 2003 2 2007, during the height of the insurgency of the iraq war, the hospital served as the evacuation point where american service members were treated in countries before being flown to germany and eventually back to the united states for the next levels of care. but trauma bay normal to was known -- trauma bay 2 was known as the bay where the worst injuries were treated. this helps tell the story of modern battlefield medicine grade and it shares that story by the deep couch is you can see you cantore -- ga

filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine just outside of washington dc to see in artifact from a field hospital used during the war in iraq -- an artifact from a field hospital used during...

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-author of "back channel to cuba: the hidden history of negotiation between havanaandwashington" discussedthe o-matic relations. between the u.s. and cuba. they also considered what the future relationship between the two countries may look like. sony andnt -- this in associates hosted this event. it is an hour and 40 minutes. thank you for having us. i want to start with several coincidences -- if they are coincidences. is two days before john kerry goes to cuba and raises the stars and stripes over the newly reconstituted u.s. embassy there. is it a coincidence that the sony and associates decided four months ago to schedule this top this very week 48 hours before this event? that wea coincidence are speaking here with you on ill leograndethat b and my new article comes out on the secret diplomacy president obama exercised with raul castro to bring about these momentous and historic changes in the u.s.-cuban relationship. -- is it artesan coincidence that i and william leogrande were there when president obama and president castro both announced they were changing the policy?

-author of "back channel to cuba: the hidden history of negotiation between havana and washington" discussed the o-matic relations. between the u.s. and cuba. they also considered what the future relationship between the two countries may look like. sony andnt -- this in associates hosted this event. it is an hour and 40 minutes. thank you for having us. i want to start with several coincidences -- if they are coincidences. is two days before john kerry goes to cuba and raises the...

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visit to the u.s. c-span has live coveragefromwashington, d.c.first stop on the pope's tour, tuesday afternoon beginning at 3:45 on c-span. we're live with the president and mrs. obama to greet the pontiff on his arrival at joint base andrews. west morning on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org, the welcoming ceremony for the pope as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. 8:45 eastern. later that afternoon starting at 4:00 the mass and canonization at the basilica at the national shrine of the emack late conception. c-span's live coverage begins from capitol hill as pope francis makes history becoming the first pontiff to idea a joint meeting of congress. and friday morning at 10:00, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general assembly on c-span3, c-span radio, and c-span.org. later at 11 30g, the pontiff will hold a service at the world trade center. follow c-span's coverage of the pope's historic trip to the u.s. live on tv or online at c-span.org. >>> next, look at generating nuclear power and nuclear security in northeast a

visit to the u.s. c-span has live coverage from washington, d.c. first stop on the pope's tour, tuesday afternoon beginning at 3:45 on c-span. we're live with the president and mrs. obama to greet the pontiff on his arrival at joint base andrews. west morning on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org, the welcoming ceremony for the pope as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. 8:45 eastern. later that afternoon starting at 4:00 the mass and canonization at the basilica at the...

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accountability and transparency. our distinguished panelists are joined by david sanger,chiefwashingtoncorrespondentfor the new york times. we are thrilled to have you with us today is well. >> thank you and thank you for coming at this early hour of the morning. i am looking forward to what will be a conversation of under one hour because both of our panelists have to get to what i hope will be a pretty interesting open hearing on cyber. leadinghave many of the intelligence agency heads and i think including the director of who was intelligence here yesterday. i think you both. as you heard in the introduction we're fortunate to have devin nunes and adam schiff with this. that is the role. i want to get to the question of the quality of the intelligence you are getting now with what will be at the end of the week, 14 years since 9/11. great time of upheaval in the way we organize the intelligence community and the way we assess information. let me start with this. when you look around the world and you see the assessments that come into you, we are in an odd moment. post-post-cold wa

accountability and transparency. our distinguished panelists are joined by david sanger, chief washington correspondent for the new york times. we are thrilled to have you with us today is well. >> thank you and thank you for coming at this early hour of the morning. i am looking forward to what will be a conversation of under one hour because both of our panelists have to get to what i hope will be a pretty interesting open hearing on cyber. leadinghave many of the intelligence agency...

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conservative union. he has had a long history hereinwashington, d.c.he served with president george w. bush in his white house. he's worked on capitol hill. featured in many news media and generally had extensive experience here in washington, d.c. so i'll ask matt to share his observation on some of the issues awe develop policy and protections for people seeking to live out their faith. we've heard those effected, like those of us at frc, we don't want to face these continuing to occur. and matt, how do you see the religious freedom protections developing in terms of who should be able to support them? shouldn't people who don't necessarily agree with someone asserting religious freedom claim be able to say i support the idea of this person's individual rights and i want them to be protected. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, first of all, i wod like to hear more from all of you. i feel unworthy to be sitting up here. but the fact is this -- i'm going to say something that is controversial and i don't mean to be offensive but i don't think this is an issue of faith. i'm a per

conservative union. he has had a long history here in washington, d.c. he served with president george w. bush in his white house. he's worked on capitol hill. featured in many news media and generally had extensive experience here in washington, d.c. so i'll ask matt to share his observation on some of the issues awe develop policy and protections for people seeking to live out their faith. we've heard those effected, like those of us at frc, we don't want to face these continuing to occur....

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againstthewashingtonfootballteam or that the navaho commission on human rights and the dene medicine men association and the tribal council are all on one side of this issue and you and amanda -- and amanda blackhorse and you are on another? doesn't that give you pause just for a moment? >> no, because this has always been about pride for me and i know that the person that did the and a half hnavaho nation c a lawyer. so the native mascot thing, it's a red skin bashing thing, that's what it comes down to, we can talk about native imagery and words across the reservations we have and navaho we have three of them, we have the warriors, the scouts and the redskins. so i follow josh butler, how he went through that. it went to a council of nine people, passed by six out of the nine but it's never been to full council. they're trying to impeach him in tuba city because he doesn't do anything. today there was an article about it, it was a small story that was buried so i'm saying there are some people that try to take advantage and i understand that you guys are -- you guys had your issues

against the washington football team or that the navaho commission on human rights and the dene medicine men association and the tribal council are all on one side of this issue and you and amanda -- and amanda blackhorse and you are on another? doesn't that give you pause just for a moment? >> no, because this has always been about pride for me and i know that the person that did the and a half hnavaho nation c a lawyer. so the native mascot thing, it's a red skin bashing thing, that's...

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the important figures of the day, includinggeorgewashington. dillonmetwashingtoninjanuary 1781 and he accompanied him on a trip to west point. mr. washington fulfilled entirely the idea -- "mr. washington fulfilled entirely the idea i had had of him. his great character and soul are apparent in his features. i recognize without difficulty the general out of 1000 officers of his army. he was one of the most handsome men i had ever seen in my life, but it was a kind of beauty that came more from his soul than his physique. his manner was noble and easy, hardly any discomfort or affectation, speaking little but with force. his voice is soft but not without majesty." dillon was not so kind in describing martha washington. "a few minutes later, madame washington she seemed to me much older than her husband. she never had, i think, her -- and agreeable figure but in marriage, she brought a large fortune to her husband." the general describes washington's arrival. "the french rendered him all honors," the highest military tribute in france. open -- american women also feature pro

the important figures of the day, including george washington. dillon met washington in january 1781 and he accompanied him on a trip to west point. mr. washington fulfilled entirely the idea -- "mr. washington fulfilled entirely the idea i had had of him. his great character and soul are apparent in his features. i recognize without difficulty the general out of 1000 officers of his army. he was one of the most handsome men i had ever seen in my life, but it was a kind of beauty that...

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, i get a phone call on february 26th from my guy that runsthewashingtonclassifiedstuff and said to me in code words, there is something interesting, i need your help. that means get on a plane, come to washington. i land at reagan national. we run over to the pentagon for a nonclassified meeting. and then we drive up to baltimore washington turnpike and walk into a qwest skiff. a skiff is one of those rooms that if you -- the cone of silence with maxwell smart, where they can't eavesdrop. we go into a skiff, get briefed, i'm supposed to meet with michael hayden, the head of the nsa at the time. walk into the meeting, should have known immediately when he didn't show up that something bad was going to happen. we have the normal meeting. and we do the legitimate work and then there is a bunch of people down the end of the table, basically ask me a couple of questions and they say they need some help on this other project. and i -- not a lawyer. and but i had been in telecom for 28, 29 years by now. i knew the requirements of the telecom act on privacy, i knew there was an act in '

, i get a phone call on february 26th from my guy that runs the washington classified stuff and said to me in code words, there is something interesting, i need your help. that means get on a plane, come to washington. i land at reagan national. we run over to the pentagon for a nonclassified meeting. and then we drive up to baltimore washington turnpike and walk into a qwest skiff. a skiff is one of those rooms that if you -- the cone of silence with maxwell smart, where they can't eavesdrop....

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to jail thereinwashington, d.c.,because we went out and protested in front of the south african embassy. and then, of course, we were told that we could not protest or picket within 50 yards of the embassy and that we were in violation of the law and that unless we left, we would be arrested. and, of course, on various occasions and different days, groups of us had agreed in advance that we were going to go out there and protest and if we were challenged within the 50 foot or 50 yard limit that we would be arrested. and so many of us in the caucus went out there and performed and we were arrested and, you know felt the least we could do because of nelson mandela could spend 28 years in a prison for fighting for his people, not having committed any crime, that we could certainly go to jail one night to highlight the inequality of apartheid in south africa. we had had conversations with president clinton on welfare reform prior to the bill coming to the floor. we were opposed to that legislation, and we made our opposition clear to president bill clinton. we understood the pressur

to jail there in washington, d.c., because we went out and protested in front of the south african embassy. and then, of course, we were told that we could not protest or picket within 50 yards of the embassy and that we were in violation of the law and that unless we left, we would be arrested. and, of course, on various occasions and different days, groups of us had agreed in advance that we were going to go out there and protest and if we were challenged within the 50 foot or 50 yard limit...

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it's all about. >> so what's being written about all of this, this morning. robert costa, "washington post," the headline says, trump's gop loyalty vow ends republican problem, but it brings others. he paints a little bit of the picture from yesterday in new york and says the bustling scene attended by a crowd of reporters and tv cameras was more political theater than the marking of a formal pact, as trump is under no legal obligation to abide by the document. but it does bring him closer to a party whose rank and file activists he's thrilled this summer and whose leadership has at times viewed his rapid ascent with alarm, especially the prospect of an outside bid that could siphon away bids from the eventual republican nomination. republicans gain reassurance. that's in "the washington post." we'll take this just a little bit further now with jonathan easily. he's a reporter for "the hill" publication. good morning. >> good morning. >> thanks for joining us. so more of the back story here. what led up to this event yesterday? what was happening behind the scenes, and what finally ma

it's all about. >> so what's being written about all of this, this morning. robert costa, "washington post," the headline says, trump's gop loyalty vow ends republican problem, but it brings others. he paints a little bit of the picture from yesterday in new york and says the bustling scene attended by a crowd of reporters and tv cameras was more political theater than the marking of a formal pact, as trump is under no legal obligation to abide by the document. but it does...

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missouri ending world war ii. next from the national world war ii memorialinwashington, d.c.,a ceremony featuring world war ii historian and author richard frank and world war ii veteran and former u.s. senator bob dole. co-hosted by the national spark service and the drk park service and the friends of the memorial. this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you all for being here today to commemorate this essential day at the world war ii memorial. ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of colors can, the pay playing of the national anthem and the i o invocation.

missouri ending world war ii. next from the national world war ii memorial in washington, d.c., a ceremony featuring world war ii historian and author richard frank and world war ii veteran and former u.s. senator bob dole. co-hosted by the national spark service and the drk park service and the friends of the memorial. this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you all for being here today to commemorate this essential day at the world war ii memorial. ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the...

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washington, d.c.to talk with billionaire philanthropist david rubenstein on patriotic giving. on exhibit are two documents he purchased, the magna carta is and 1823 engraved copy of the declaration of independence. mr. ruben stein spoke with us from the gallery that bears his name and where magna carta is displayed. this is about 30 minutes. >> david ruben stein, we are at the national archives in the exhibit which contains the magna carta, which is here because of you. this is your first effort in 2007 at what you are calling patriotic fill plan low my. tell me about how you got started with this document. >> it wasn't as if when i was growing up i said i would like to own the magna carta. in fact, i didn't know you could own a magna carta. i was reading my mail. i saw i was invited to a reception in new york a at sotheby's where it would be displayed. i thought there was one and it was in london somewhere. when i got there, the cure ator explains there are 17 copies of the magna carta, several different versions from 1215 and 1297. this is the only one in private hands. it was

washington, d.c. to talk with billionaire philanthropist david rubenstein on patriotic giving. on exhibit are two documents he purchased, the magna carta is and 1823 engraved copy of the declaration of independence. mr. ruben stein spoke with us from the gallery that bears his name and where magna carta is displayed. this is about 30 minutes. >> david ruben stein, we are at the national archives in the exhibit which contains the magna carta, which is here because of you. this is your...

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been implemented. oft photographer worked outthewashington, d.c.,office, working directly for roy strike r. but dorothea lange was in california. her husband worked for the same agency that roy striker did. produceder husband reports of what was happening in california. these written reports with photographs were sent to the washington office, made their way to striker's office. when he saw these pictures, he took them around to the different offices in the resettlement administration and people were astounded. one of the best-known photographers for the resettlement was ben shawn, who was an already established fine art artist. when he saw them, he said if that is what you want your photographers to produce, i want to come work for you. so he got a detail to go work for a while, but these pictures set the tone for how the agency was going to publicize its mission and mig rant mother picture is probably the most famous of the ones that dorothea lange produced. she was out in california documenting pea picking in march, 1936. the crops had frozen. people were not able to pick the d

been implemented. oft photographer worked out the washington, d.c., office, working directly for roy strike r. but dorothea lange was in california. her husband worked for the same agency that roy striker did. produceder husband reports of what was happening in california. these written reports with photographs were sent to the washington office, made their way to striker's office. when he saw these pictures, he took them around to the different offices in the resettlement administration and...

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washington. thanksvery much for a fine presentation. on the question of going forward with taiwan's economic prospects. as you know dr. tang has lots of ideas about that, maybe not fully put out there yet. i guess the one question i have is don't you see a future where taiwan can begin to diversify away from the old models by developing new niches for its outlets. taiwan's professionalism and i.t. sector, all that stuff can be, seems to me, moving into a globalized world in a way that doesn't have to reject china, but has to have both parts working together. that's where the dpp would like to see it go. it's not easy, i understand. that's where getting ready for tpp should it ever happen, i think that's what the discussions are going on in the dpp at least. how do we prepare to be at least up to the chorus of the free trade agreement, what do we have to do? i'd love to hear your thoughts on that. >> evidently, there's taiwan and other statesmen indicate we have to diversify and also try to put china market as one part, one important component of our global strategies, but i think th

washington. thanks very much for a fine presentation. on the question of going forward with taiwan's economic prospects. as you know dr. tang has lots of ideas about that, maybe not fully put out there yet. i guess the one question i have is don't you see a future where taiwan can begin to diversify away from the old models by developing new niches for its outlets. taiwan's professionalism and i.t. sector, all that stuff can be, seems to me, moving into a globalized world in a way that doesn't...

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. number one, i do think there is this deep desire to be anti-washington. absolutely without a doubt. but second of all, you have to factor into that, too, in the early stages, that's all they know about some of these candidates is they're anti-washington. her mman cain was an anti-outsi washington candidate went way to the top because of that. people tell you very little about herman cain and didn't know if he should be president or not and i think it was proved he shouldn't be president. i'm not telling that's necessarily proven about carly or ben carson or trump but i'm telling you we have gotten nowhere near that period where people made that determination. >> if you look at a difference of last time and this time, you mentioned some candidates are running against specific other candidates rather hand the rest of the field. you mentioned mike huckabee. correct me if i'm wrong. i would put ben carson in that category. i would put ted cruz in that category. maybe there are a couple i'm missing but doesn't that make for a much more crowded and competitive playing ground in iowa than

. number one, i do think there is this deep desire to be anti-washington. absolutely without a doubt. but second of all, you have to factor into that, too, in the early stages, that's all they know about some of these candidates is they're anti-washington. her mman cain was an anti-outsi washington candidate went way to the top because of that. people tell you very little about herman cain and didn't know if he should be president or not and i think it was proved he shouldn't be president. i'm...

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confident that the deal, once ratified and gone through congressinwashingtonandpassed through in tehran, as we now understand it will have to, will be implemented. iran will not gain any sanctions relieve until it has carried out the steps of compliance that are required under the agreement. repov the core from the iraq reactor so it can no longer produce plutonium. dismantle the majority of its centrifuges, abandoned a large part of the r&d program, exported 90% of the stock of enriched uranium, et cetera, et cetera. we have a robust regime in place and i'm confident that the nuclear part of the deal, the nuclear deal will be implemented and will be delivered on. what i think i was referred to in bumps along the road is the potential for a broader rebuilding of a relationship with iran. iran is a major power. it is none important country in the region. 70 million people. the world's second largest oil reserves, fourth largest gas reserves, an educated population and we can't ignore them and we need to engage with iran and iran needs to engage with the world but we don't see eye

confident that the deal, once ratified and gone through congress in washington and passed through in tehran, as we now understand it will have to, will be implemented. iran will not gain any sanctions relieve until it has carried out the steps of compliance that are required under the agreement. repov the core from the iraq reactor so it can no longer produce plutonium. dismantle the majority of its centrifuges, abandoned a large part of the r&d program, exported 90% of the stock of...

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washingtonhadpicked the site and the architect supervised construction. the job that george washington gave in picking the architect, to both designing and building the presidential house went to irish born architect james hogan who he had met in trust in, south carolina. he was a practical builder. toward the end of that. , there were some building materials left over. history, to family this small desk, which is not the most elaborately designed piece of furniture that we have in the collection, it was reportedly built by the with mahoganyelf left over from the construction of the floors in windows and and windows and doors. it has not been in the collection but for the last 40 years, it was donated in the 1970's by a member of the family with the history of having been associated with the architect and his completion of the house. he was also part of the white house again in 1815, having stated washington. he was given the job of reconstruction during the -- reconstructing the word white house after the war of 1812. he was still in washington in 1823 when he added to the

washington had picked the site and the architect supervised construction. the job that george washington gave in picking the architect, to both designing and building the presidential house went to irish born architect james hogan who he had met in trust in, south carolina. he was a practical builder. toward the end of that. , there were some building materials left over. history, to family this small desk, which is not the most elaborately designed piece of furniture that we have in the...

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is a letter fromgeorgewashingtontothe sultan of morocco. where did you get that and why did you put it up? >> my wife find at a rummage sale. she was able to pick that up somewhere in the district. i wanted it up here. it goes back, again, to our founders. even back in that day washington understood, as most of our founders did, the potential of this nation and how great it probably would be. and even at that point, washington was reaching across the ponds, across the borders to other nations saying, hey, we're growing, we're going to be a force to be dealt with. and we want you to be a friend and part of our growth. and this is what this letter's about. and i think he even sent a copy of the constitution to the sultan of morocco. so, again, it goes back to our history. that's what we are forgetting, where we came from. we came from good stock and we have to keep the stock in place. >> how do we get people to read those documents more frequently? >> what i do is when i'm in district, i was there last weekend and i was talking to a large group of church people. i handed constitut

is a letter from george washington to the sultan of morocco. where did you get that and why did you put it up? >> my wife find at a rummage sale. she was able to pick that up somewhere in the district. i wanted it up here. it goes back, again, to our founders. even back in that day washington understood, as most of our founders did, the potential of this nation and how great it probably would be. and even at that point, washington was reaching across the ponds, across the borders to...

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votes. committee stands a recess. on the next "washington journal," we'll continue on continuing to defund plabed parenthood. then john fleming on federal spending. funding for planned parenthood. and the contest to replace outstanding speaker, john boehner. "washington journal" is is live every morning on cspan and we welcome your comments on facebook and twitter. >>> student canvas the annual competition for students in grades six through 12. an opportunity for students to think critically on issues of national importance by creating a five to seven-minute documentary in which they can express those views. it gives them an opportunity and a platform to have their voices heard on issues important them, so they can express those views by creating a documentary. we get a wide range of entries. the most important aspect is going to be content. we have had winners in the past created by just using a cell phone and we have others that are created using more high-tech equipment, but once again, it's really the content that matters and shines through in these documentaries. the response f

votes. committee stands a recess. on the next "washington journal," we'll continue on continuing to defund plabed parenthood. then john fleming on federal spending. funding for planned parenthood. and the contest to replace outstanding speaker, john boehner. "washington journal" is is live every morning on cspan and we welcome your comments on facebook and twitter. >>> student canvas the annual competition for students in grades six through 12. an opportunity for...

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marthawashingtontomichelle obama. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> in august 1940 5, 70 years two american forces dropped atomic bombs over japan, one in hiroshima, the second in nag asaki. recalls seth wheatley living in the secret city of oak ridge, tennessee with the goal of creating an uranium anichment plant to build atomic bomb. he discusses the need for secrecy. this is from the voices of the manhattan project created by the atomic heritage foundation and the los alamos historical society. i went to purdue university. i got married in my junior year. the beachd to join will navy program -- b-1 navy program2 to finish my studies and then to go into the navy. marriedre i was

martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> in august 1940 5, 70 years two american forces dropped atomic bombs over japan, one in hiroshima, the second in nag asaki. recalls seth wheatley living in the secret city of oak ridge, tennessee with the goal of creating an uranium anichment plant to build atomic bomb. he discusses the need for secrecy. this is from the voices of the manhattan project created by the atomic heritage foundation and the los alamos...

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. she wanted lou to learn how to do thingsthewashingtonsocietyway. lou did not want to do things that way. those two parted company after one year and lou did not hire another social secretary. she did introduce a lot of changes. she was very unorthodox. susan: you know what they're an inauguration looked at like? did they have a ball? annette: it was pouring rain that day. they got soaked in the actual ceremony and in watching the parade. they did not attend the ball. vice president curtis and his sister-in-law served as his hostess and they attended the ball that evening. it was considered a charity ball, not what we would think about today as an inaugural ball. i do not know what charity it was for. i will tweet that after i find out. susan: hello jordan. caller: i am a big fan of this series and i know all about the presidents. herbert hoover. my question is about them -- what was her favorite activity she did in the white house? annette: i am not sure there was just one. i will have to pick two. as far as in the white house, one would be taking care of the gardens. part of l

. she wanted lou to learn how to do things the washington society way. lou did not want to do things that way. those two parted company after one year and lou did not hire another social secretary. she did introduce a lot of changes. she was very unorthodox. susan: you know what they're an inauguration looked at like? did they have a ball? annette: it was pouring rain that day. they got soaked in the actual ceremony and in watching the parade. they did not attend the ball. vice president curtis...

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at the national mall ahead of pope francis' arrivalinwashington, d.c.,his first steps on u.s. soil will be touching down at joint base andrews in maryland in about 25 minutes. just outside of washington, d.c., where it's expected he'll be greeted by the first family. a look at the capitol and in maryland the local hyattsville, the parents were warned about the delay in pickup and drop-off. if you want to see the pope c-span is covering his stops in washington as well as new york and philadelphia. you can join us on c-span3 for his arrival at 3:45 p.m. eastern time and we'll also be showing his arrival on c-span as well. you can join the online conversation on c-span's facebook page, let us and other viewers know your thoughts about the pope's visit. here's one from jane who says the pope seems like a good man though i do not agree with him on many things, at least he's relatively tolerant and cares for people and mother earth. and colleen says the pope should get out of politics. our constitution was written with separation of church and state. add your voice facebook.com/c-span. a

at the national mall ahead of pope francis' arrival in washington, d.c., his first steps on u.s. soil will be touching down at joint base andrews in maryland in about 25 minutes. just outside of washington, d.c., where it's expected he'll be greeted by the first family. a look at the capitol and in maryland the local hyattsville, the parents were warned about the delay in pickup and drop-off. if you want to see the pope c-span is covering his stops in washington as well as new york and...

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feet wider than the capital buildinginwashingtondc.when you walk into the return that you are greeted by two large mosaic tile murals on the left featuring history of the united states, and on the right featuring the history of cincinnati. the cincinnati mural features interesting characters, including the gentleman in the military uniform from the early settlement. general arthur sinclair was one of the first people settling in responsible for changing the name to cincinnati in honor of these society of cincinnati, and early military organization. in silver highlights are different forms of transportation. you seecincinnati mural different forms of river transportation, from the early steamboat to the modern steamboat. by the u.s. mural you see different parts of intercontinental transportation. then you see airplanes and airships. the heyday of the union terminal was during the 1940's. through the 1930's it had not seen much use. the depression hit rail travel very hard, as had the emergence of the automobile. during world war ii this was a major transportation of troops tra

feet wider than the capital building in washington dc. when you walk into the return that you are greeted by two large mosaic tile murals on the left featuring history of the united states, and on the right featuring the history of cincinnati. the cincinnati mural features interesting characters, including the gentleman in the military uniform from the early settlement. general arthur sinclair was one of the first people settling in responsible for changing the name to cincinnati in honor of...

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invasion of japan. admiral king is the effective naval officerinwashington. admiralemmet is the senior naval officer in the pacific. he's been embroiled in fighting the campaign on the island since may. he now sends a private communication between he and admiral king a message in which he says basically i'm no longer support an invasion of japan under any circumstances because it's going to be at least like okinawa and this is totally unacceptable. so we have the navy, both the senior officer in washington and the senior officer in the pacific saying no, no, no, we're not going to invade. now, let's go to tokyo. january 1945. they face the new year not with resignation, but with resolution. a shot of what once was, the air power is much diminish. above all, they are guided bay specific premise and that is that american being of a -- race and being pleasure loving are -- have little morale and that morale can be broken and they believe it can be broken by either defighting or inflicting enormous casualties on the initial invasion of japan. and they will, there ever, achieve guard

invasion of japan. admiral king is the effective naval officer in washington. admiral emmet is the senior naval officer in the pacific. he's been embroiled in fighting the campaign on the island since may. he now sends a private communication between he and admiral king a message in which he says basically i'm no longer support an invasion of japan under any circumstances because it's going to be at least like okinawa and this is totally unacceptable. so we have the navy, both the senior...

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congressman, of course legislating hereinwashington, butconstituent work too. how do you find the balance between those two when you're going about your business? and those are both equally important. i have to say, if we were having this discussion a dozen years ago or 15 years ago, i would have underappreciated the importance of the constituent service side and what you do back in the district. being a state legislator was a great experience as far as that goes. they are both equally important. what i do here in the capitol in terms of hopefully voting right way on legislation and on policy, that is important, but similarly back in the district in helping a constituent with a critical issue -- because oftentimes when they're walking into your office, that's not the first place they went to. a lot of times it's the place of last resort. so both are very important and sometimes when the legislative part of it can get frustrating and seemed bogged down, you'll have a real win. maybe it is just one person's life, but i can think of an elderly couple we saved thousands of dollars bec

congressman, of course legislating here in washington, but constituent work too. how do you find the balance between those two when you're going about your business? and those are both equally important. i have to say, if we were having this discussion a dozen years ago or 15 years ago, i would have underappreciated the importance of the constituent service side and what you do back in the district. being a state legislator was a great experience as far as that goes. they are both equally...

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summers in newark and clevelandandwashington, d.c.with liberalism, what would liberalism's response to this be? this is a huge issue. the riddle of race that has been problematic for so long. liberalism has no concrete answers in 1968. there is also i think a cultural change afoot. 1963, obviously it is the year that betty friedan's "the feminine mystique" comes out. it is not so much a 1960's book, i think of it as a 1950's book. an upscale educated female class. it does point to broader cultural, social, gender issues in american society at the time. a book that obviously predates the assassination. when i think of movements, i have to emphasize student movements of the 1960's. they were important response to the war in vietnam. they were a response to universities in general. the tremendous growth due to the baby boom. you had universities that had to very, very rapidly within a half a generation begin to expand, offer new curriculums, bring forth new faculty. this, amidst broader cultural movements, this, amidst a cold war state. when i think of the students, i think of some of the

summers in newark and cleveland and washington, d.c. with liberalism, what would liberalism's response to this be? this is a huge issue. the riddle of race that has been problematic for so long. liberalism has no concrete answers in 1968. there is also i think a cultural change afoot. 1963, obviously it is the year that betty friedan's "the feminine mystique" comes out. it is not so much a 1960's book, i think of it as a 1950's book. an upscale educated female class. it does point to...

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coveragefromwashington, d.c.,the first stop tuesday afternoon. we are live with the president and mrs. obama to greet the pontiff on his arrival. wednesday morning, the welcoming ceremony for the pope as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. live coverage at 8:45 eastern. that afternoon, the mass and canonization at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. thursday morning, live coverage begins from capitol hill as pope francis makes history becoming the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. friday morning, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general assembly on cspan3, c-span radio, and www.c-span.org. 11:30, the pope will hold a religious service at the world trade center. follow the a store trip to the u.s. -- follow the historic trip to the u.s. on c-span and c-span.org. >> coming up next, authors david and jeanne heidler talk about their book "washington's circle." it is a look at the president's closest friends and appointees. the authors explore the roles of politicians like james madison,

coverage from washington, d.c., the first stop tuesday afternoon. we are live with the president and mrs. obama to greet the pontiff on his arrival. wednesday morning, the welcoming ceremony for the pope as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. live coverage at 8:45 eastern. that afternoon, the mass and canonization at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception. thursday morning, live coverage begins from capitol hill as pope francis makes history becoming...

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washington. cincinnatiwas established in 1788.to -- and in 1789,portwashingtonwasbuilt. by 1794, there was a new barrick built in kentucky. so the porch was no longer needed. 1809, they took the fort apart and really felt that cincinnati could expand. they took it apart. and within a few years, no one could remember where the fort actually was. the city had grown over the top of the fort. then in 1953, they were doing and excavation downtown -- an excavation downtown for a parking garage, and they started dredging up all of these logs. this is one of the logs that was found. we could tell that it was used in a fort because it is -- you can see sections of the log that have to a marks on it. we believe that the log is actually part of the powder mill. fort washington was an important command post on the western frontier. and was actually the base of operation for not only -- but also mad anthony wayne. 1795 and the battle of fallen timbers and the treaty of greenville, the fort was really no longer required. the native americans had been settled, and cincinnati was established. one of t

washington. cincinnati was established in 1788.to -- and in 1789, port washington was built. by 1794, there was a new barrick built in kentucky. so the porch was no longer needed. 1809, they took the fort apart and really felt that cincinnati could expand. they took it apart. and within a few years, no one could remember where the fort actually was. the city had grown over the top of the fort. then in 1953, they were doing and excavation downtown -- an excavation downtown for a parking garage,...

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comparable to those available in neighboring markets of californiaandwashingtonandremain very affordable. third, the marketplace as run by the state of oregon is efficient. we as a state agency are able to operate the market lace with about 60% fewer staff than the previous organization. we're completely financed by an assessment on participating insurancers with no state funding or taxpayer funding involved. we have adequate financial capacity to pay a reasonable technology cost to the federal government or a private membership should that be necessary. >> this is allison o'toole from minnesota. you're recognized for five minutes. you now the drill with the microphone. >> good morning chairman murphy, ranking member degette. my name is allison o'teal and the interim droechlt of minnesota's online health insurance marketplace. thank you for inviting me today. i am honored to share with you the success we've seen in minnesota. let me begin with an update on how min sure has benefitted us. for the purposes of background, i want to provide the committee with a full picture of whe

comparable to those available in neighboring markets of california and washington and remain very affordable. third, the marketplace as run by the state of oregon is efficient. we as a state agency are able to operate the market lace with about 60% fewer staff than the previous organization. we're completely financed by an assessment on participating insurancers with no state funding or taxpayer funding involved. we have adequate financial capacity to pay a reasonable technology cost to the...

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and a paradethroughwashington, d.c.get our complete schedule at c-span.org. , each week, american history artifacts visits museums and historic places. the national gallery of art was a gift to the american people from andrew mellon, who served from 1920y secretary 12 1932. coming up, we visit the museum to learn about early american portrait painting. >> hello. i'm diane stevens. we are standing in a room of portraits by john singleton . as he looked around the room, you can think back to the words of john adams, who said, when you see his portrait, you just want to discourse with them, as the questions, and receive answers. men show you of these substantial, realistic figures. you have a sense that they have in auccessful lives, and good place. his paintings of women are sometimes so ravishingly beautiful in their attention to fabric, texture, and the beauty this portrait. this was painted in 1763. look at the beauty of the fabric, the garlands of flowers, the lace leaves on her dress. you can see his training in fine details. there is an interesting story to this woman. veryas

and a parade through washington, d.c. get our complete schedule at c-span.org. , each week, american history artifacts visits museums and historic places. the national gallery of art was a gift to the american people from andrew mellon, who served from 1920y secretary 12 1932. coming up, we visit the museum to learn about early american portrait painting. >> hello. i'm diane stevens. we are standing in a room of portraits by john singleton . as he looked around the room, you can think...

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party on the beach. we were sound asleep. it cameupwashingtonway.we were asleep. the building started rattling. and we didn't think too much about it. when we heard a big boom, we thought we better get up and see. we got up. i guess we looked out and went downstairs and looked out and saw that it was more than what we thought and could see a jet plane go out. we went back, got dressed, went to the water's edge and watched the arizona sink in nine minutes. we couldn't think what to do. after the ship blew up. >> the sailors started coming a ashore with skin peeling off their back, their arms, and all full of oil. we helped them out of the water. and then i remember distinctly taking one man named flanagan, took him down to the hospital. and when you get to the hospital, there was a doctor. and the first doctor would look the man over. if he thought he could save him, he said go here. and if he thought he couldn't save him right off or within a reasonable length of time, he went down the second line. that was the fellows they didn't think was going to make it. the rule right now

party on the beach. we were sound asleep. it came up washington way. we were asleep. the building started rattling. and we didn't think too much about it. when we heard a big boom, we thought we better get up and see. we got up. i guess we looked out and went downstairs and looked out and saw that it was more than what we thought and could see a jet plane go out. we went back, got dressed, went to the water's edge and watched the arizona sink in nine minutes. we couldn't think what to do....

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bloomberg ba will talk about wednesday's deadline to fund the federalgovernment.washingtonjournalis live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, and we welcome your comments on facebook and twitter. >>> now, the head of the national endowment for the arts chairwoman, jane chu, outlining plans for her agency's 50th anniversary. legislation creating it and the national endowment for the humanities were signed into law in 1965 by president lyndon johnson. from the national press club, this is an hour. >> welcome to the national press club. my name is john hughes. i'm an editor for bloomberg first word. that's bloomberg news's breaking news desk here in washington, and i'm the president of the national press club. our speaker this morning the chairman for the national endowment of the arts, jane chu. we invited jane chu to be with us on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the nea, which i understand the actually anniversary day is tomorrow. first, i want to introduce our distinguished head table. this table includes members of the national press club and guests of our speaker. fr

bloomberg ba will talk about wednesday's deadline to fund the federal government. washington journal is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, and we welcome your comments on facebook and twitter. >>> now, the head of the national endowment for the arts chairwoman, jane chu, outlining plans for her agency's 50th anniversary. legislation creating it and the national endowment for the humanities were signed into law in 1965 by president lyndon johnson. from the national press club, this is...

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get a law that's more fair to the general public if a democratic congress isinwashington. >>i'm sure that our viewers would like you to explain, first of all, your first objective is to get this legislation that you regard as repressive to get it repealed, isn't it? you want it repealed outright? >> you want it repealed and the simultaneous enactment of a fair law. >> that's just the question -- that's just the question of legislative mechanics mr. huey, you could repeal the act, that means eliminating from the statute books the amendments that the taft hartley act made to the wagner act of 1935, to the act which was enacted to 1932 regarding junctions. and to the corrupt practices act which has to do with the use of finances in campaigns. now, those are the three laws that taft hartley amended and that's what we call a taft hartley act. the legislative mechanics would be, would be to eliminate those amendments to those three laws and then at the same time, in the same bill enact a new law to cover labor management -- >> that's just the point sir. any new law must exercise some

get a law that's more fair to the general public if a democratic congress is in washington. >> i'm sure that our viewers would like you to explain, first of all, your first objective is to get this legislation that you regard as repressive to get it repealed, isn't it? you want it repealed outright? >> you want it repealed and the simultaneous enactment of a fair law. >> that's just the question -- that's just the question of legislative mechanics mr. huey, you could repeal...

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pope's visit to the u.s.. c-span has live coveragefromwashington, d.c.on tuesday, 3:45 live, we will show the pope's arrival the andrews or. live coverage begins at 8:45 eastern, and starting at 4:00, the mass for father junipero serra will be covered. the pope makes history, becoming the first pontiff to a joint -- two address a joint meeting of congress. also catch this on c-span3, c-span radio, and c-span.org. following, he will hold a --ti-dominant multidenominational service at the 9/11 memorial in new york. find out more on c-span.org. with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and of the senate on c-span two, here on c-span3, we come to coverage by showing the most relevant coverage of congressional hearings and relevant events. on weekends, c-span3 becomes the home of "booktv." we also visit battlefields and key events, tour museums and historical sites. bookshelf," looks at the best history lessons. "the presidency" looks at the presidents of the past, and examines films from the 1940's and 50's. c-span3. on television and like us on facebook and follow us on twitte

pope's visit to the u.s.. c-span has live coverage from washington, d.c. on tuesday, 3:45 live, we will show the pope's arrival the andrews or. live coverage begins at 8:45 eastern, and starting at 4:00, the mass for father junipero serra will be covered. the pope makes history, becoming the first pontiff to a joint -- two address a joint meeting of congress. also catch this on c-span3, c-span radio, and c-span.org. following, he will hold a --ti-dominant multidenominational service at the...

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towashington, d.c.on monday, september 21st, big 12 commissioner will discuss college athletic. and jane choo will discuss new initiatives at a breakfast on september 28th. i would now like to present our in-room guests with the national press club mug. you can't easily find it on the space station either. we'll have to figure out a way to get it to your brother. get an extra one. >> i can take care of that. it's not very useful in space, though. >> we mentioned the mars movie that will be coming out. so much fascination in literature, movies, television with space. i'm a "star trek" junky. tell me what kind of science fiction you enjoy, if any, and what you think about the movies and the science fiction you see out there either in book books or on tv, starting with you, terry. >> i have always enjoyed it. "star wars" was the big thing when i was a kid. i remember reading arthur clark as a teen. he wrote some great stuff. watching 2001 there's a space station in north orbit and i watched that in space and thought a lot of the stuff came true 50 years later. just watched "inters

to washington, d.c. on monday, september 21st, big 12 commissioner will discuss college athletic. and jane choo will discuss new initiatives at a breakfast on september 28th. i would now like to present our in-room guests with the national press club mug. you can't easily find it on the space station either. we'll have to figure out a way to get it to your brother. get an extra one. >> i can take care of that. it's not very useful in space, though. >> we mentioned the mars movie...

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"washington journal" on the iran deal, also the pope's address to congress and the debate over lifting the 40-year-old oil export ban. >> thank you, sir, for being here once again to talk to our viewers. >> thank you so much. it's a pleasure seeing you again, greta. hope you had a good summer. >> yes, yes. you as well. now we're back to business here. capitol hill very busy. the iran nuclear deal. what's your stance on that right now? >> i'm almost ready to make a decision. i went through the classified documents a couple days ago. i'm still talking to the folks who are calling and i've seen people in person. i'll make a decision later today or first thing in the morning. >> what will make you say yes you approve of what administration has done or, no, you disapprove? >> first of all, keep in mind the administration is only part. there were other world powers involved. the u.n. -- security council did approve this 15-0. i guess one of the main things i'm getting at is this. is there a better alternative? i'll still waiting for folks to tell me, what is the alternative? i was in

"washington journal" on the iran deal, also the pope's address to congress and the debate over lifting the 40-year-old oil export ban. >> thank you, sir, for being here once again to talk to our viewers. >> thank you so much. it's a pleasure seeing you again, greta. hope you had a good summer. >> yes, yes. you as well. now we're back to business here. capitol hill very busy. the iran nuclear deal. what's your stance on that right now? >> i'm almost ready to...

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of the atomic bomb were. after the war, congregants of the unitarian church hereinwashington, d.c.send art supplies to students at hunkowa elementary school in hiroshima. and the students there use the art supplies at a time when there were very little supplies of any sort in hiroshima or nagasaki after the bombing. you see so many reports of the students visiting street urchins, basically. they were or fans. they didn't have shelter, had to put up these makeshift shelters that they lived in. so the fact of just getting art supplies was a huge thing for these kids. and so in gratitudes, they sent back drawings and paintings to the congregation and also the church. i understand these were lost for a long time and rediscovered. and now the members of the church, some of them went back to hiroshima recently and met with some of the kids. it was a very nice book and documentary by my friend about this. [ speaking foreign language ]. i thought it would add a nice touch to the exhibit, you know, more of -- a human side in a different way of americans who reached out to the people in hi

of the atomic bomb were. after the war, congregants of the unitarian church here in washington, d.c. send art supplies to students at hunkowa elementary school in hiroshima. and the students there use the art supplies at a time when there were very little supplies of any sort in hiroshima or nagasaki after the bombing. you see so many reports of the students visiting street urchins, basically. they were or fans. they didn't have shelter, had to put up these makeshift shelters that they lived...

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anyoneinwashington. buti do want to lay out several principles that should guide our response. first, we need to have a broad discussion across industry, government, academia, and the public. last week i went to silicon valley where i held a series of very productive sessions with a number of leading tech companies. i'll continue to have these conversations, and i encourage others to sit down with them as well. we in d.c. just can't tell tech to figure it out. we have to work with them and others to find the best mix of incentives, standards, and technological solutions. in these discussions, we in government must also recognize legitimate economic considerations of our global tech sector and the excellent work they already do voluntarily addressing some of these issues. at the same time, we have to recognize the legitimate need of the populous for privacy, legitimate need of law enforcement and the intelligence personnel to keep us safe, and the industry's legitimate need to protect intellectual property from hackers. this collaboration should also take place on a technical l

anyone in washington. but i do want to lay out several principles that should guide our response. first, we need to have a broad discussion across industry, government, academia, and the public. last week i went to silicon valley where i held a series of very productive sessions with a number of leading tech companies. i'll continue to have these conversations, and i encourage others to sit down with them as well. we in d.c. just can't tell tech to figure it out. we have to work with them and...

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makes it difficult? the humidityofwashington? christina:no, but i could say that a lot of these paintings were done while the building was being finished, while the senate wing was being finished, and of course they did not have air conditioning. the windows would be open and dirty air would come in, and i think in some cases that they could not get a consistent source of calcium carbonite or hydroxide to do the frescoes with, or they couldn't get pigments that didn't have too much clay in them, and so there were circumstances of the time that hindered some of the execution, and so there were a number of problems that arose from that. a greenfor example that pigment that was used is frequently very underground, and it may be that it had too much clay in it and the clay was absorbed into the surface of the plaster, and we have trouble well, andw ocher as there are some paintings that have a general breakdown in the application of the white background. we have had a number of reports -- we have special graphics to show the problem white background problem. so there are circumstanc

makes it difficult? the humidity of washington? christina: no, but i could say that a lot of these paintings were done while the building was being finished, while the senate wing was being finished, and of course they did not have air conditioning. the windows would be open and dirty air would come in, and i think in some cases that they could not get a consistent source of calcium carbonite or hydroxide to do the frescoes with, or they couldn't get pigments that didn't have too much clay in...

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address. >>> on the next "washington journal" we take a look at the pope's visit to the u.s. with congressman brendan boyle of pennsylvania. and later with paul valley author of "pope francis." "washington journal" is live every morning on c-span. you can join the conversation with your phone calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> the pope's visit to the u.s. c-span has live coverage from washington, d.c. the first stop on the pope's tour. tuesday afternoon beginning at 3:45 on c-span. we're live with the president and mrs. obama to greet the pontiff on his arrival at joint base andrews. wednesday morning on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. later that afternoon starting at 4:00, the mass and canonization at the shrine of the immaculate conception. c-span's coverage begins on capitol hill as pope francis makes history becoming the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. friday morning at 10:00, live coverage from new york as the pope speaks to the united nations general assembly on c-span 3, c-span

address. >>> on the next "washington journal" we take a look at the pope's visit to the u.s. with congressman brendan boyle of pennsylvania. and later with paul valley author of "pope francis." "washington journal" is live every morning on c-span. you can join the conversation with your phone calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> the pope's visit to the u.s. c-span has live coverage from washington, d.c. the first stop on the pope's...

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, office of civil rights evaluation, 1331 pennsylvania avenuenorthwest,washington, d.c.,20425. that's suite 1150. or you can send it via e-mail to public comments@usccr.gov. i want to thank my commissioners for participating so well today and engaging this topic. and again, thanks to our staff for organizing today, and thanks to c-span for being here all day. thank you very much. the meeting is now adjourned at 3:45 eastern time. >> the c-span city's tour visited literary and historic sites from across the nation every other weekend on c spain 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span 3. this month the cities tour is on c-span at 6:30 eastern. today st. augustine, florida. we'll hear about fryers who settled the area and industrialists henne flagler who turned it into a popular vacation spot and the civil rights movement in florida. >> in 1945, 70 years ago, allied forces liberated the nazi concentration camps. from the oral history collections, survivors remember their time in the camps and how they persevered. some of the stories tonight on american history tv. at 8:00 p.m., an

, office of civil rights evaluation, 1331 pennsylvania avenue northwest, washington, d.c., 20425. that's suite 1150. or you can send it via e-mail to public comments@usccr.gov. i want to thank my commissioners for participating so well today and engaging this topic. and again, thanks to our staff for organizing today, and thanks to c-span for being here all day. thank you very much. the meeting is now adjourned at 3:45 eastern time. >> the c-span city's tour visited literary and historic...

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and rapid change in this community.>>washington'sthirdpolice district, there is contrast here from embassy row to devastated 14 street. 196, anng runs of average week in this district will bring 40 robberies -- 40 robberies, homicide, and arson. fromdicts will die overdose this year. by following 1968, the mayor's committee had chosen the site withhe new opportunity high hopes that more than a million dollars, the plan was this. you wrote suspicion and fear among police and the people. find ways of helping the police force be part of the community again. there were those in the third district to whom the experiment was dangerously flawed. >> the overall goal of the project is to try to get at what we recognize is now a pervasive distrust between the citizen and the police. fallslk about control, it short of total citizen control of the precinct. there was never any provision in the grant are in the plans for that sort of control, that absolute control. >> we in the black community see the police as enemies. i remind everyone here that i may very well be shot. i'm very much awa

and rapid change in this community. >> washington's third police district, there is contrast here from embassy row to devastated 14 street. 196, anng runs of average week in this district will bring 40 robberies -- 40 robberies, homicide, and arson. fromdicts will die overdose this year. by following 1968, the mayor's committee had chosen the site withhe new opportunity high hopes that more than a million dollars, the plan was this. you wrote suspicion and fear among police and the...